States keep up the pressure against North American Integration

New American, The, April 28, 2008

Last year the Arizona Senate passed a resolution asking Congress to withdraw the United States from the Security and Prosperity Partnership of North America and block any activity that seeks to create a North American Union. In contrast, this year the Arizona House has taken the lead by passing a similar resolution on March 18 by a vote of 37 to 22. In another piece of good news, the Kansas House passed an excellent anti-NAU, anti-NAFTA Superhighway, anti-NAFTA resolution by a vote of 93 to 28 on April 4.

Idaho became the first state to ask Congress to withdraw U.S. membership in NAFTA when its Senate passed an anti-NAFTA bill by voice vote on March 20. Six days later the Idaho House passed the same bill by voice vote. The legislation urges "the Congress of the United States, and particularly the congressional delegation representing the State of Idaho, to use all their efforts to ensure certain conditions for continued NAFTA participation are met, and in the event of default of such conditions then withdraw to stop additional harm to the American economy and workforce, loss of sovereignty and border security."

During the 2007-2008 time period, the number of states that have passed anti-NAU resolutions in both houses stands at five (Idaho, Montana, Oklahoma, South Dakota, and Utah). Twenty-one states have introduced anti-NAU resolutions during this period. See www.jbs.org/node/3430 for more information and updates.